{"id":317542,"date":"2019-12-06T04:30:09","date_gmt":"2019-12-06T04:30:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tehelka.com\/?p=317542"},"modified":"2019-12-06T04:38:38","modified_gmt":"2019-12-06T04:38:38","slug":"pm-modi-pays-tribute-to-dr-b-r-ambedkar-on-his-death-anniversary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/pm-modi-pays-tribute-to-dr-b-r-ambedkar-on-his-death-anniversary\/","title":{"rendered":"PM Modi pays tribute to Dr B R Ambedkar on his death anniversary"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-316566 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/tehelka.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Screenshot_20191111-005858__01.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1016\" height=\"556\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/media\/2019\/11\/Screenshot_20191111-005858__01.jpg 1016w, https:\/\/tehelka.com\/media\/2019\/11\/Screenshot_20191111-005858__01-300x164.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tehelka.com\/media\/2019\/11\/Screenshot_20191111-005858__01-768x420.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tehelka.com\/media\/2019\/11\/Screenshot_20191111-005858__01-696x381.jpg 696w, https:\/\/tehelka.com\/media\/2019\/11\/Screenshot_20191111-005858__01-767x420.jpg 767w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1016px) 100vw, 1016px\" \/>Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday paid tributes to Dr B R Ambedkar on his death anniversary, saying he gave the country a unique gift in the form of the Constitution.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">\u201cTributes to Babasaheb who dedicated his life for social justice, on his Mahaparinirvana day. He gave unique gift to the country in the form of constitution, which is the cornerstone of our democracy. A grateful nation will always be indebted to him,\u201d PM Modi tweeted.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu also paid tributes to Dr BR Ambedkar on Mahaparinirvan Diwas.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">\u201cI pay my humble tributes and respects to the architect of the Constitution Dr. BR Ambedkar on Mahaparinirvan Diwas today.,\u201d Naidu said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">\u201cAmbedkar was a champion of democracy. He was a staunch patriot, a nationalist and a humanist to whom upliftment of poor and downtrodden was an essential precondition to development. He strongly advocated dignity, unity, and freedom for all citizens, as enshrined in the Constitution and relentlessly campaigned for the rights of the marginalized,\u201d Naidu added.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">\u201cWe must draw inspiration from the vision and wisdom of Dr. BR Ambedkar. The tributes we pay him today will be meaningful only if we follow his ideals and uphold the values and ethics he propounded, in public life,\u201d the Vice President said.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday paid tributes to Dr B R Ambedkar on his death anniversary, saying he gave the country a unique gift in the form of the Constitution. \u201cTributes to Babasaheb who dedicated his life for social justice, on his Mahaparinirvana day. 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